For Free: Mi primer consejo útil si vais a EEUU de compras es que por internet os hagáis miembros de Sephora para que tengan una cuenta vuestra y poder acumular puntos con vuestras compras. No hacen targeta, ya tienen todos los datos almacenados electronicamente. Bienvenidos al siglo XX. Otra ventaja es que al haceros miembros introducís vuestra fecha de nacimiento, así que cuando es el mes de vuestro cumpleaños os dan un obsequio (si vas a una tienda os lo dan, o si hacéis una compra por internet os lo mandan por correo). Y el obsequio este año era unas mini-tallas de pintalabios y mascara de MUFE. / If you are visiting the States I recommend you to sign up as a Sephora member and set your birthday date to be the same month you are visiting there, since in this way you can get a birthday gift for free. In Spain you need a card to accumulate your Sephora points in every purchage, but in the States you don't, everything is recorded in their system so you get your gifts automatically. Well done Sephora US! This time the present was a sample size of MUFE lipstick and extravagant mascara.

Saturday, 31 May 2014

Otro haul, pequeño pero matón. Había ido montones de veces al stand de Bobbi Brown para babear swatchear la sombra número 5 Camel. Tiene fama de ser una sombra para transición más que apañada. Como en un Sephora de Washington también pude swatchear labiales, terminé por comprarme online la sombra Camel y un labial.Another haul, how much I waited to get one of these products! In the past I had been to the closest Bobbi Brown counter in Barcelona many many times, to swatch the eye-shadow in Camel. While in Washington I swatched it and also a lipstick, but didn't splurge on it. Finally I bought it online, both items.

A la semana de comprarla creí haber encontrado un clon para esta sombra, pero resultó un poco diferente. Me refiero a la sombra Vernau de Illamasqua. Ambas me encantan y por eso se vinieron desde EEUU con mami <3. Subí unos swatch comparativos en mi cuenta de Instagram que podéis ver aquí. La sombra Vernau forma parte de otro haul que subiré próximamente, perteneciente a unas compras que hice en Saks justo antes de irme de Nueva York.Right after purchasing Camel I found a similar eyeshadow, Vernau from Illamasqua. They look alike in the pan, but swathed they are not dupes. I still have to play with them to figure out which one of them I love the most , difficult decision. I uploaded a comparison in Instagram which I think it's pretty illustrative and that you can check out here.

Saturday, 24 May 2014

Por semana santa, hace ya más de un mes, fuí a Estados Unidos de vacaciones. Naturalmente aproveché para hacer algunas compras potinguiles. Intenté ceñirme a cosas que en España no puedo encontrar. Empecé por hacer algunas compras online, de marcas que no tienen tienda física, así que me guié por swatches y reviews.During the Spring Break I visited the U.S. I did quite a lot of makeup purchases. Specially things that are not available in Spain. First I went with products that are only available online.

This brand is supposed to be in the medium spectrum of makeup brands. This brand claims their products are also skincare products, all of them. I prefer to stick with my regular skincare, but an extra something is welcome!

In the box there is a sticker with their address and other info, in case you want to give back a product. I think you can do it even you already unboxed it and tried it, how amazing is that! Sometimes I think that the 12 dollars difference we pay in Spain for the same items in Sephora, it balances the companies loss in U.S XD.